I have been working at Tavistock Restaurants part-time (more than 3 years)

Pros

It's a job. It still pays fairly well considering it's an all gratuity job.

Cons

Tavistock just doesn't care at all for it's line employees. They have demonstrated this attitude towards us time and time again. I'f your considering a job with this corp. look elsewhere if you value your pride and self esteem.

Advice to ManagementAdvice

Grow a pair Tavistock , and show that you do care about your employees and not just your bottom line.

I have been working at Tavistock Restaurants part-time (more than 5 years)

Pros

It's employment. That's about it.

Cons

TERRIBLE MANAGEMENT: they take employees' tips, extort money from the staff, adjust employees' time cards, sit in the office when it's busy and they are consistently unable to execute proper hiring and training. The management at the corporate level is just as bad.

there are no best reasons to work for this company. I work part-time for almost 8 years, I wanted to quit so many times....but I just need some extra cash in my pocket (I like to save for different reasons) . I was never appreciated , I was never late for my shift, ....maybe I was to serious for that place, people started to hate me....

Cons

dealing with low class people, bad management

Advice to ManagementAdvice

treat you good employee with respect, appreciated them. I am glad I am out of there and frustrated in the same time, they did not deserve me!!

The environment in the restaurant was usually upbeat and exciting; diversity of staff; no two days were alike

Cons

Lack of value placed in long-term employees; promotional opportunities are very limited, especially for women in this organization

Advice to ManagementAdvice

Place a little more value on the people in the trenches. In our unit, people who run the daily operations seem to be ignored until there's a problem. Sometimes feels like middle school with the "us versus them" mentality between Corporate and the rest of the company. You have a great product but you also have to keep your people happy and interested in promoting it.

Food, location, tips. However, the few pros are far outweighed by the numerous cons of this company.

Cons

All the bad reviews for this company are all accurate. Tavistock is the worst restaurant company. It is so incredibly behind its competition. The standards that have been commonplace at other restaurants for decades are not practiced here. It is the lowest employee morale and everyone wants to quit. Some of the many reasons why:

— Two weeks notice not honored; those who quit told to leave immediately without pay.

— No work-life balance. They want you to be married to your job and are blatantly hostile to employees with families.

— Excessively high turnover rate. They are constantly advertising for new employees at every level. Positions are unfilled for months so skeleton crews have to do the work of 2 or 3 people with no bump in pay.

Advice to ManagementAdvice

Keep up with the times and do some research about what every other restaurant company is doing today to retain employees and comply with current labor laws. You need serious updating and overhauling of your systems and upper management training. The word is out about your company and the quality people you need will not even consider you as a serious employment option.

-Company does not care about its employees/ no respect for the work that is done-Minimal benefits-Company culture is equivalent to a jail without food or outdoor time.-No room to grow/advance-Everyone lives in fear of upper management-Very politically driven and intense office politics

Advice to ManagementAdvice

Give your employees the respect they deserve. Actually invest in them and be thankful for the job they are doing. Change is a good thing and its time to let go of the old ways and embrace new ideas. New ideas like: regular catered lunches, gym memberships, team activities, off-site volunteer events. Happy employees do better work.

Nothing positive about the company; as a result, they deserve zero star

Cons

The CEO's attitude is "I give you a job. If you don't like it, that's the door." The benefits SUCKS. Long hours with no compensation. Has the highest turnover rate ever in the history of corporate America as long as I'm concern.

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